Washington and Lee University School of Law

Lexington, VA

Washington and Lee University School of Law is located in Lexington, VA and enrolls approximately 131 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 167 and median GPA is 3.75. In the most recent reporting year, 90.9% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 35.5% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 9.1% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
131
Median LSAT
167
Median GPA
3.75
Bar-Required Jobs
90.8%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 168
50th Percentile 167
25th Percentile 161
75th Percentile 3.85
50th Percentile 3.75
25th Percentile 3.51

Admissions Trends

2012–2025

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
90.9%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
55.5%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
35.5%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
21.8%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
9.1%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
10%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
3.6%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
0.9%
In-house & corporate
Education
0.9%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
0.9%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
2.7%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
89.36%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
80.09%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+9.27%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
141
Graduates sitting for bar

Scholarship Distribution

Full-time students · entering class

Each circle represents 1% of the entering class, colored by scholarship level received.

No scholarship 12
Less than ½ tuition 116
Half to full tuition 222
Full tuition 3
More than full tuition 1